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Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laughs while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

K.C. Singh | Hasina's victory: Time for caution, not complacency

India needs to help diminish the trust deficit between the ruling Awami League and Begum Khaleda Zia's BNP.

9 Jan 2024 11:13 PM IST

NHAI plans to develop 57 stretches as model national highways. (PTI Photo)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Punitive Laws Alone Can't De-Risk India's Highways

The urgency to curb hit and run cases is unambiguous.

9 Jan 2024 12:02 AM IST

The Tablighi meeting was held before India issued guidelines on public gatherings. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | Scapegoating of Tablighi Jamaat in 2020: Lessons for...

This was the first time in India that a particular religious group had been mentioned in the list of visa guidelines.

8 Jan 2024 11:09 PM IST

The fact is that despite the 1962 war, and the consequences of the Cold War, the leaderships of both China and India have sought to maintain stability in their relationship. (Image: Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India & China: Of power, performance & posturing

Neither succeeded in full measure, but very quickly came to terms with the ground realities

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple under construction, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the temple, in Ayodhya. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP wants Kerala to rejoice; Pawar homes in on heir...

BJP is using the Ram Temple consecration ceremony to expand its reach to territories, which have, so far, remained out...

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Offerings brought by devotees during a Sandesh Yatra from Nepals Janakpur, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Drama after trauma: Much politics in the name of Ram

A judicially sanctioned Temple Trust has been constituted to oversee the construction.

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Christmas Miracle: How a Litter of Puppies Bridged the Gap Between Cat and Dog People in the Neighborhood

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | After wars in Gaza, Ukraine blasts in Iran: Despite...

I still believe its support for Ukraine is necessary and its support for the genocide of innocents in Gaza is...

6 Jan 2024 12:39 AM IST

The ULFA on Dec. 29, 2023 signed a peace accord with the central and Assam governments in Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Wasbir Hussain | Will Ulfa accord really bring peace to Assam?

The Ulfa accord may have ended the insurgency for its 700-odd cadres who have been living in designated camps

6 Jan 2024 12:29 AM IST

Jalil Abbas Jilani. (AFP File Photo)

Claude Arpi | Why Pak politicians need to study Kashmir history

Pakistan's politicians started crying foul over J&K's status, saying that the Indian government's decision had no legal...

4 Jan 2024 11:57 PM IST

There is every chance that these parties may assess the initiative as being primarily aimed at securing the anti-BJP space in states in which the regional parties are a significant force. In such a situation, the battle for 2024 may be over even before it has begun in right earnest. (File Image:Twitter)

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Will Opp. lose battle for 2024 before it's...

The Opposition parties got together, found in INDIA an acronym that creased brows of top BJP leaders

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The suspenseful build-up, supposedly orchestrated to sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modis appearance at the third national conference of chief secretaries (CS) adds an extra layer of intrigue to the impending reshuffle. (Image: Twitter: @NITIAayog)

Dilip Cherian | Centre's AGMUT Shakeup will Extend Beyond Delhi

Insiders are branding this exercise as potentially the last blockbuster move before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST